Sailing Lessons - The Essential Guide

Sailing Lessons - The Essential GuideSailing lessons can be a very fun activity, but only if you know the basics before you try to take on a difficult situation. So this is the first of a two part article looking at the key points in all Sailing Lessons.One important factor to remember is that it is not only how many sailing lessons you've done in your life, but the expertise of the person teaching you the lessons. We're talking about a short lesson here. It's possible to have a lot of problems in practice without the right instructor. The subject in hand, the language and jargon used in the lesson, the way of talking, and the type of humour that are common to that part of the world can all have an impact on you and help to make learning more fun. Again, our aim is to ensure that the subject matter is something that you'll be able to enjoy.One idea for a lesson might be to have a local yachting club or an independent boat sailing club meet you up to sail for two days. At the end of t he week, you'll be able to get a brief about yourself, to get some ideas for lessons to see if you're the person they need, and also to learn about other people's experiences.If you live in a small or regional area, you might find that an out of town trip is an easier way to get training. This is especially the case if the weather conditions are better than those experienced in a town.By the way, the best time to have your lesson is usually at the beginning of October, as the autumn equinox is when the sky is mostly clear of clouds. The reason for this is because there is less wind and as a result you will get a much better chance of sailing better conditions. It will also give you the chance to practice how to manoeuvre the boat properly, as you will want to steer clear of any thick layers of cloud.All these points are very important, but it's worth bearing in mind that one of the keys to a successful sailing lesson is to be enthusiastic about it. You want to have fun learning some thing as much as anyone else, but there will be a specific time when you will want to be calm and relaxed, which is why it's good to take your sail training at the beginning of autumn, when you know it will be calm and clear.As with anything, it's a good idea to plan a perfect day so that you don't have to rush off to practise on the last minute. You don't have to get your lesson during the afternoon, but you will find that it's a good idea to set aside a few hours in the early evening. During this time you should have the chance to think about what lessons you might want to do, whether you've got any ideas for new techniques and generally give yourself some time to prepare.

Video Robot Band Covers Motorhead

Video Robot Band Covers Motorhead Suzy S. What do you get when you combine 78 hydraulic fingers, a four-armed robotic drummer, mohawks and Motorheads Ace of Spades? This video below of a German-invented trio of musical robots has gone viral, and is pretty impressive! The band, Compressorhead, first performed at the 2008 Big Day Out, an annual music festival in Australia. This month, theyre back for the 2013 festival, kicking off January 18th in Sydney. Its hard to peel your eyes away from Stickboy, the four-armed drummer do you think he teaches drum lessons on the side? Readers, what do you think would you share a stage with a robot band? Better start practicing before that four-armed drummer beats you to the headlining act! You might also like Need a Break from Mozart? Try Some Heavy Metal! Videos We Love: Overly-Enthusiastic Drummer What You Can Learn From a Less-Than-Perfect Gig

Using Case Studies in the Classroom

Using Case Studies in the Classroom If you teach an advanced high school class, youre always looking for opportunities to help your students apply what they know and put theory into practice. Using case studies in the high school classroom can do just that. What are case studies? Commonly used in business schools, law schools and medical schools, case studies set up real-life problems and ask students to answer questions about those problems. They can be short or long and are often based on actual situations, but their objective is to give students information to discuss, dissect, and use to develop solutions to the problem at hand. Below are some suggestions from Huntington for how to use a case study in your classroom: Have students identify the main problem or problems in the case study, possible courses of action, and obstacles. Give students direction on how to think about and analyze a case based on your different course objectives. For example, you might have students think about how they would have approached a situation differently than those in the case study or weigh the pros and cons of different potential solutions to a situation. After dividing students into groups, assign members of each group different perspectives to take. Have groups present to one another after they have developed their analyses/positions. After all groups present to each other, have a group discussion about common viewpoints and arguments made by your students. Case studies are a great way to innovate in your classroom and prepare your students for college-level academics. Read more about case studies as discussed by Carnegie Mellon Universitys Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence Educational Innovation.

English Prepositions The Difference Between In and On

English Prepositions The Difference Between In and On As always, I learn the most about teaching English from my students. Last week a student from Brazil asked me for help with his prepositions in English. Prepositions are considered one of the most difficult aspects of learning English and many other languages, partially because it can appear that there are no clear rules for their use.My student pointed this out by asking why we say, that we read something on the internet, but in a book. At the time, I didnt have a good answer.English Prepositions In or On?After talking about this with some of our other LOI English teachers, we came to see the pattern. We read something in an object that can be physically opened, like a book or a newspaper. We read something on anything that cant be physically opened, such as the internet, a sign, or a particular page of a book i.e. I read it on page five.The conversation with my student went on to prepositions regarding places and time. Why do we say I live in Montana, but on 8th Street? Why do we meet at 5 pm but in 1996.There is a mostly logical way of remembering this. Basically, it depends on size or detail. For very definite places and times, we say at. For instance: Lets meet at 5 pm. or Let meet at the bar. For a little less definite times and places, we say on, this specifically applies to street names and days of the week. For instance: Lets meet on 8th Street. or Lets meet on Monday.And for much less specific places and times, such as states, countries, months and years, we use in. For instance: We met in California. or We met in 1998. Ok, thats all for now. I hope this helps you clear up some issues with English prepositions. If youd like to take an English lesson with us on prepositions, or any other subject, please contact us.If you enjoyed this post, please share it! Iman Very intersting and somehow rare explanation. Thanks very much.

2016 Presidential Candidates Whos Who Republican Edition

2016 Presidential Candidates Who's Who Republican Edition Photo Credit: DonkeyHotey 1. Jeb Bush. Former governor of Florida (1999-2007). *Stance on LGBT Rights: now believes people should show respect for gay people in committed relationships. *Stance on Abortion: thinks abortions should only be legal in cases of rape, incest, or if mothers life is in danger. *Stance on Gun Control: favors right to bear arms. 2. Ben Carson. Retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon who is known for being the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins who were connected at the head. In his closing remarks at the first GOP debate, he  delivered this great zinger: Im the only one to separate Siamese twins, the only one to operate on babies while they are still in their mothers womb and the only one to take out half of a brain, although you would think if you go to Washington that someone had beat me to it. *Stance on LGBT Rights:  believes marriage should be between man and woman. *Stance on Abortion: no abortion for convenience. *Stance on Gun Control: strongly in favor of 2nd Amendment. 3. Chris Christie. Governor of New Jersey (2010-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights: believes marriage should be exclusively between man and woman. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life. *Stance on Gun Control: focus on violence control, mental health not gun control. 4. Ted Cruz. US Senator from Texas (2013-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights:  believes marriage is between man and woman but thinks legality of same-sex marriage should be left to each state to decide. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life unless pregnancy endangers mothers life. *Stance on Gun Control: supporter of gun rights. 5. Carly Fiorina. Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999-2005). *Stance on LGBT Rights: supports Supreme Court ruling but personally believes marriage is between man and woman. *Stance on Abortion:  pro-life except for cases of rape, incest, or if mothers life is in danger. *Stance on Gun Control: opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms. 6. Jim Gilmore. Former Governor of Virginia (1998-2002). *Stance on LGBT Rights: opposes gay marriage. *Stance on Abortion: right to abortion in first 8-12 weeks of pregnancy. *Stance on Gun Control: supports 2nd Amendment rights. 7. Lindsey Graham. US Senator from South Carolina (2003-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights: marriage should be defined by states. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life. *Stance on Gun Control: thinks current gun laws are broken. Photo Credit: Getty Images   8. Mike Huckabee. Former Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007). *Stance on LGBT Rights: opposes same-sex marriage and civil unions. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life unless pregnancy endangers mothers life. *Stance on Gun Control: anti-gun control. 9. Bobby Jindal. Governor of Louisiana (2008-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights: opposed legalization of same-sex marriage. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life. *Stance on Gun Control: supports 2nd Amendment rights. 10. John Kasich. Governor of Ohio (2011-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights: accepts gay marriage  even though its counter to his beliefs. *Stance on Abortion: anti-abortion. *Stance on Gun Control: opposes restrictions on 2nd Amendment. 11. George Pataki. Former Governor of New York (1995-2006). *Stance on LGBT Rights: opposes same-sex marriage, supports gay and lesbian rights. *Stance on Abortion: pro-choice. *Stance on Gun Control: pro-gun control. 12. Rand Paul. US Senator from Kentucky (2011-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights: opposes but thinks states should get to decide. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life. *Stance on Gun Control: opposes any form of gun control. 13. Rick Perry. Former Governor of Texas (2000-2015). *Stance on LGBT Rights: believes in traditional marriage. *Stance on Abortion:  pro-life except for cases of rape, incest, or if mothers life is in danger. *Stance on Gun Control:  opposes restrictions on 2nd Amendment. 14. Marco Rubio. US Senator from Florida (2011-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights:  pro-traditional marriage. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life. *Stance on Gun Control: supports 2nd Amendment. 15. Rick Santorum. Former US Senator from Pennsylvania (1995-2007). *Stance on LGBT Rights: opposes same-sex marriage legality. *Stance on Abortion: anti-abortion. *Stance on Gun Control: opposed to gun control. 16. Donald Trump. Former host of The Apprentice, real estate tycoon, author, and TV personality/celebrity. He is why you should be following news on the 2016 election because you never know what completely ridiculous thing will come out of his mouth (or hair). *Stance on LGBT Rights: doesnt support same-sex marriage. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life. *Stance on Gun Control: supports 2nd Amendment rights. 17. Scott Walker. Governor of Wisconsin (2011-present). *Stance on LGBT Rights: believe marriage is between man and woman, thinks Supreme Court ruling was a mistake. *Stance on Abortion: pro-life. *Stance on Gun Control: opposes restrictions on 2nd Amendment. There you have it a whos who of the 17 Republican presidential candidates currently campaigning. With more than 20 presidential candidates running overall, the 2016 election is starting to look like an overcrowded dinner party  and theres still time left for others to announce their candidacy and pull a chair up to the table.

American International School in Egypt (West Campus)

American International School in Egypt (West Campus) American International School in Egypt (West Campus) AISE West opened in 2009 in Sheikh Zayed City and offers places to students in Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12.Servinga predominantly Egyptian community, the school has grown steadily to encompass the whole range from Pre-K to Grade 12 and currently we have 1380 students enrolled with the expat community steadily growing.AISE West is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, the Council of International Schools, and the Egyptian Ministry of Education. As an IB Worlds School we are authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in Grades 11 and 12, complementing our American High School courses whichfollowthe Virginia State and Common Core Standards of Learning and is designed to prepare students for entry into highly competitive colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and beyond. The attractive campus is located in a peaceful suburban setting about 12milesfrom Cairos center. We are an American International School with strong links to the local community and culture. Sports, vibrant visual and performing arts programs, and a strong commitment to service complement our academic life and international outlook.In Elementary School, our students are given many opportunities to participate in after school activities. In addition to swimming lessonsand ballet, our teachers organize various activities throughout the year, including dancing, singing, arts and crafts and ball games like four square. These activities are for students from grades 1 to 5 and are mixed grade levels, which gives students the chance to meet and interact with students outside their immediate peer group.In Secondary School, our students also have many opportunities to participate in after school activities such as the Model UN. Our secondary studets are also offered the opportunity to take pa rt inthe Week Without Wallsextracurricular travelprogram. AISE West will welcome applications from qualified and experienced (3 years minimum) teachers who are looking to make an immediate impact to our students learning journey. View our Brochure

10 Steps How to Awake Childs Interest in Study

10 Steps How to Awake Child’s Interest in Study Learning is a long process which starts from mastering basic skills, continues at school, college, university and in fact lasts during all human’s life. That is why it is vitally important for parents from the very beginning to make study as exciting and interesting as possible and to waken and support child’s interest in gaining new knowledge and education. It is not that difficult, here are some tips that can help to urge the cognition of a young student. 1. Start all-round development from childhood. If kid has got accustomed to comprehend new information every day since the first years of life he will easily adapt to school study program and will avoid many stressful factors. 2. Assist your child in study and stimulate any cognitive activity but do not go too far. Parents may participate in solving educational problems, however they must never do the tasks for children and must not deliver kids from study load at all. 3. Display sincere interest in your little student’s study. Convince a junior that you are also interested in subject he is struggling with and the firm grasp of knowledge is major than the test results. Realizing the significance of the study discipline is more effective motivation than chasing for high grades. 4. Invent a system of encouragements. Every youngster is an individual and you must find good motivation for study which is most attractive for your child. No matter what say the proponents of birches and threatening but a positive stimulation, such as some active game, delicious snack or favorite TV show after successfully done homework, are undoubtedly more beneficial. Negative emotions caused by punishments for study failures can result in steady hostile attitude to everything connected with education. 5. Be honest with a child. Have a heart-to-heart talk. Ask a child if there anything for the sake of what he/she is ready to get down to study. Discuss with him what can happen if everybody stop learning and what are the advantages of being well-educated person. Explain that when children grow up they can choose the occupation which they like most of all but they need to learn many subjects in order to select the best profession. 6. Train the discipline. Learning is not possible without spending long hours in libraries, reading books, watching documentary moves and cramming. It is necessary to teach youngster to be disciplined and the best way to do this is to offer him hobby or any activity enjoyable but requiring some responsibility. This can be a pet, hamster or a kitten, that needs feeding and care every day or some plants in the garden or in pots that require proper watering and fertilizing. 7. Explore new ways to wake up interest to study. Children’s interests and wishes change with age and all attractions lose their former fascination with time. Do not forget to update your encouraging arsenal. 8. Involve new technologies into study process. There are many computer games, applications and high-tech toys that help to develop various skills from elementary reading, writing and calculus till strategic thinking. These tutoring tools can turn boring study into fun. You may even present this kind of learning as a reward for well-done home work. 9. Be patient. It often happens that young people come to understanding of importance of education and acquire thirst for knowledge by themselves. This can happen in elementary school, in middle school or in college and the conscious juniors quickly make up for lost study program. 10. Apply for help of professional tutor when needed. If all your efforts do not give any results and your child is constantly behind the school program it is time to look for help of qualified private tutor. Having wide tutoring experience private tutor is able to find individual approach and to select learning style that suits each student’s needs. Online tutoring referral services such as TutorZ.com are designed to help parents to find private tutors for children and this is the best solution of numerous study problems. And the last but not the least important point. Loving parents must not forget that study and work are not the only values in human life, especially if this human is only seven or twelve years old. 10 Steps How to Awake Child’s Interest in Study Learning is a long process which starts from mastering basic skills, continues at school, college, university and in fact lasts during all human’s life. That is why it is vitally important for parents from the very beginning to make study as exciting and interesting as possible and to waken and support child’s interest in gaining new knowledge and education. It is not that difficult, here are some tips that can help to urge the cognition of a young student. 1. Start all-round development from childhood. If kid has got accustomed to comprehend new information every day since the first years of life he will easily adapt to school study program and will avoid many stressful factors. 2. Assist your child in study and stimulate any cognitive activity but do not go too far. Parents may participate in solving educational problems, however they must never do the tasks for children and must not deliver kids from study load at all. 3. Display sincere interest in your little student’s study. Convince a junior that you are also interested in subject he is struggling with and the firm grasp of knowledge is major than the test results. Realizing the significance of the study discipline is more effective motivation than chasing for high grades. 4. Invent a system of encouragements. Every youngster is an individual and you must find good motivation for study which is most attractive for your child. No matter what say the proponents of birches and threatening but a positive stimulation, such as some active game, delicious snack or favorite TV show after successfully done homework, are undoubtedly more beneficial. Negative emotions caused by punishments for study failures can result in steady hostile attitude to everything connected with education. 5. Be honest with a child. Have a heart-to-heart talk. Ask a child if there anything for the sake of what he/she is ready to get down to study. Discuss with him what can happen if everybody stop learning and what are the advantages of being well-educated person. Explain that when children grow up they can choose the occupation which they like most of all but they need to learn many subjects in order to select the best profession. 6. Train the discipline. Learning is not possible without spending long hours in libraries, reading books, watching documentary moves and cramming. It is necessary to teach youngster to be disciplined and the best way to do this is to offer him hobby or any activity enjoyable but requiring some responsibility. This can be a pet, hamster or a kitten, that needs feeding and care every day or some plants in the garden or in pots that require proper watering and fertilizing. 7. Explore new ways to wake up interest to study. Children’s interests and wishes change with age and all attractions lose their former fascination with time. Do not forget to update your encouraging arsenal. 8. Involve new technologies into study process. There are many computer games, applications and high-tech toys that help to develop various skills from elementary reading, writing and calculus till strategic thinking. These tutoring tools can turn boring study into fun. You may even present this kind of learning as a reward for well-done home work. 9. Be patient. It often happens that young people come to understanding of importance of education and acquire thirst for knowledge by themselves. This can happen in elementary school, in middle school or in college and the conscious juniors quickly make up for lost study program. 10. Apply for help of professional tutor when needed. If all your efforts do not give any results and your child is constantly behind the school program it is time to look for help of qualified private tutor. Having wide tutoring experience private tutor is able to find individual approach and to select learning style that suits each student’s needs. Online tutoring referral services such as TutorZ.com are designed to help parents to find private tutors for children and this is the best solution of numerous study problems. And the last but not the least important point. Loving parents must not forget that study and work are not the only values in human life, especially if this human is only seven or twelve years old.

7 Great Theories About Language Learning by Brilliant Thinkers

7 Great Theories About Language Learning by Brilliant Thinkers 7 Great Theories About Language Learning by Brilliant Thinkers Language. Its all around us. Its vital for our everyday existence.And yet many of us find it challenging  to pick up a new one.The problem, we tell ourselves, is that were thinking too hard.The solution, we say, is to be more like those kids that we once were when we learned our first language.  Simply absorbing things  the way kids do without really thinking about the language  must surely be our best bet, we convince ourselves.But heres the thing. Were not kids anymore and we never will be again.Were not going to have the same opportunities as we did in our native language where we were in constant contact with mothers, fathers and siblings who corrected our every mistake (though a girlfriend or boyfriend might compensate). Nor do most of us want to spend 18 years of our lives studying a language just to achieve high school level fluency.We dont need to abandon the lessons weve taken from childhood language learning, but we must surely temper them with something else.  And that thi ng is theory.Theory, that most highly condensed form of thought based on principles and evidence, can help us as adults to excel in language learning in ways that would otherwise not be possible.Of course, learning about language learning theory in no way needs to occupy the bulk of your time. By devoting just a fraction of your time to theory right now, youll reap benefits far beyond getting in an extra 10  minutes of studying. So without further ado, lets start at the beginning. 7 Great Theories About Language Learning by Brilliant ThinkersTheories of language learning have been bandied about since about as far back as one would care to look. It may be  surprising to know that the problems that philosophers in Ancient Greece and 16th century France were concerned about are largely still relevant today.To get a quick rundown of early language learning theory, lets take a quick look at the ideas of three brilliant philosophers who youve probably already heard of.1. Platos ProblemT he writings of Plato stretch all the way back to the beginnings of Western philosophical thought, but Plato was already posing problems critical to modern linguistic discourse.In the nature versus nurture debate, Plato tended to side with nature, believing that  knowledge was  innate.This was his answer to what has become known as Platos Problem, or as Bertrand Russell summarizes it: How comes it that human beings, whose contacts with the world are brief and personal and limited, are nevertheless able to know as much as they do know? Being born with this knowledge from the get-go would naturally solve this little quandary and consequently he viewed language as innate.2.  Cartesian Linguistics, by DescartesCenturies later, the French philosopher Descartes took a crack at linguistic philosophy. In his opinion, language acquisition  was  a simple and easy process, barely worthy of his attention. Like Plato he believed in the innateness of language  because he thought it reflected the g eneral rationality of human beings.But rather than Descartes himself, it was the rationalist movement that he symbolized and that was thriving in the time period when he lived that was most important for linguistics. This Cartesian movement, according to Chomsky (who well get to later), noted the creativity involved in everyday language and presented the idea that there were  universal principles behind every language.3. Lockes  Tabula RasaMost people familiar with Lockes philosophy have heard of his concept of tabula rasa, or the blank slate.To state it briefly and in a simplified manner, this is the idea that all knowledge comes from outside ourselves through sensory experience rather than through innate knowledge that we have at birth. This naturally carried over to language theory with Locke rejecting the idea that there was an innate logic behind language.Obviously these theories dont touch too much on the practical, everyday level of language learning. Theyre far less detailed and more philosophical than the modern scientific theories were used to. But they have important implications. If Plato and the Cartesians are right, then the emphasis in language learning must lie on what we already know, using our innate abilities to come to an understanding of the particularities of a specific language. If Locke is right, then we must focus our attention on sensory input, gaining as much external input as possible.In the practical, everyday world, all of this can easily be done with FluentU. FluentU takes real-world videos with familiar formatsâ€"like movie trailers, music videos, news and inspiring talksâ€"and turns them into personalized language lessons.4. Skinners Theory of BehaviorismIn the middle of the 20th century, B.F. Skinner took Lockes ideas of sensory input and ran with them.According to behaviorism, a radical variant of which was put forward by Skinner,  all behavior is no more than a response to external stimuli and theres no innate programming wi thin a human being to learn a language at birth.What differentiates Skinner from those who came before him is the level of detail he went into when connecting behaviorism and language learning. In his concept of what he called operant conditioning, language learning grew out of a process of reinforcement and punishment whereby individuals are conditioned into saying the right thing. For instance, if youre hungry and youre able to say Mommy, Im hungry, you may be rewarded with food and your behavior will thereby be reinforced since you got what you wanted.To put it another way, Skinner described a mechanism for language learning that hadnt existed before on the  tabula rasa side of the language acquisition debate. What this means for us as language learners, should his theory be even partially true, is that a process of conditioning must be achieved for us to succeed. When we say the right thing, we must be rewarded. When we say something incorrectly, that too must be made clear. In other words, we need feedback to succeed as language learners.5. Chomskys Universal GrammarAround the same time as Skinner there came  another linguistic powerhouse who would leave a lasting impression on the field of linguistics. Namely, Noam Chomsky.The theory that Chomsky proposed would be called Universal Grammar and it would assert nearly the exact opposite of what Skinner had offered in his theory. Where Skinner saw all learning coming from external stimuli, Chomsky saw an innate device for language acquisition. What Skinner understood to be conditioning according to particular events Chomsky, understood to be the result of the  universal elements that structure all languages.In fact, one of Chomskys major bones to pick with Skinners theory had to do with Platos problem, as described above. After all, if Skinner is right, how is it that children can learn a language so quickly, creating and understanding sentences they have never heard before?Universal Grammar has been around for roughly a half a century by now, so its hardly the last word on the subject. It has also received plenty of criticism. One critique that particularly concerns us is that it may have little to do with learning a second language,  even if its how we learn a first language. There are certainly theories about applying this concept to organize syllabi  for language learning, but this seems unnecessarily  complex for the average, independent learner.In short, while Chomskys theory may be still be important in the linguistics field as part of an ongoing discussion, it offers little help for learning a second language other than to provide you with the confidence that the grammar for all languages is already inside your head. You just need to fill in the particulars.Over the past half century or so, a slew of other language learning theories have cropped up to try to deal with the perceived flaws in Chomskys theory and to fill in the cracks for more specific areas of language learning ( i.e. areas of particular interest to us).Next up  are two theories that, while not the philosophical bombshells like the ones listed above, arguably  have more of a practical edge.6. Schumanns Acculturation ModelJohn Schumanns Acculturation Model describes the process by which immigrants pick up a new language while being completely immersed in that language.This theory doesnt deal with the process of language learning as we normally think of it (such as how we acquire grammar or listening skills), but rather focuses on social and psychological aspects that influence our success.For instance, an immigrant is more likely to acquire their new target language if their language and the target language are socially equal, if the group of immigrants is small and not cohesive and if there is a higher degree of similarity between the immigrants culture and that of their new area of residence.The obvious takeaway is that language learning is not an abstract subject like physics that can be l earned out of a book regardless of the world around you. There are sociological factors at play, and the more we do to connect with the culture on the other end of our second language, the faster and easier it will be for us to learn that language.7. Krashens Monitor ModelStephen Krashens Monitor Model in fact consists of several distinct hypotheses which make up what is probably the most cited theory  in second language acquisition.  Theres so much to take away from Krashens theory that Ill just let you peruse the link given for details and give a rundown of the highlights here.Language acquisition is subconscious and results from informal, natural communication.Language learning is conscious and driven by error correction (more formal).Grammar structures are acquired in a predictable order.Language acquisition occurs with comprehensible input (i.e. hearing or reading things that are just slightly above our current language level).A monitor is anything that corrects your language p erformance and pressures one to communicate correctly and not just convey meaning (such as a language teacher who corrects you when you make a grammatical mistake).It should be noted that this is just Krashens theory. While this theory is quite popular, there has been criticism and direct contradiction of certain parts of it (particularly his idea about the predictable order of grammar structures). Still, its useful to get ideas for language learning.This theory suggests that we should both strive to increase our second language inputs (like by watching video clips on FluentU and going through books for reading) and make sure we receive proper error correction in one form or another.As this selection of important theories should make clear, the subset of linguistics which deals with language learning is both wide and deep.Some of it is highly theoretical and complex and is most relevant to scholars of the field. Other parts are extremely zoomed in and tell us highly specific details about how to learn a language.Regardless, its all connected.By understanding more bits and pieces of it all, youll gradually begin to understand yourself and your own language learning process better than ever before. And One More ThingHeres another credible theory: Learning languages with fun videos can make the journey to fluency faster and more enjoyable.FluentU makes it possible to learn languages  from music videos, commercials, news and inspiring talks.With FluentU, you learn real languagesâ€"the same way that natives  speak them. FluentU has a wide variety of videos like movie trailers, funny commercials and web series, as you can see here:FluentU App Browse Screen.FluentU has interactive captions that let you tap on any word to see an image, definition, audio and useful examples. Now native language content is within reach with interactive transcripts.Didnt catch something? Go back and listen again. Missed a word? Hover your mouse over the subtitles to instantly view defi nitions.Interactive transcript for Carlos Baute song.You can learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentUs learn mode. Swipe left or right to see  more examples for the word you’re learning.FluentU Has Quizzes for Every VideoAnd FluentU always keeps track of vocabulary that you’re learning. It uses that vocab to give you a 100% personalized experience by recommending videos and examples.Start using FluentU on the website with your computer or tablet  or, better yet,  download the FluentU app from  the iTunes store  or Google Play store.

Options for Tuition Tuition And Tutoring In The City Of San Francisco

Options for Tuition Tuition And Tutoring In The City Of San FranciscoIf you are going to the city of San Francisco or Oakland, you are going to see the rise of the technology industry, and one of the most prominent places for tech businesses to do their expansion is the city of San Francisco. There are a lot of schools and colleges that are located within the city, so finding the perfect education for your child will be simple. This article will discuss the different options available for tutoring, and how you can utilize them.Tutoring is a great option for families who need assistance with their child's schoolwork. One of the biggest factors to consider is the fact that the education you get from tutoring is completely free. You will not have to pay for the tutoring sessions, which will save you a lot of money. As long as you are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, this option is an easy option for you.You will be able to find tutoring on the Internet as well. This is probably th e best way to find your child's tutors, as many online services are very easy to access. The way this works is that you will go to their website, type in the name of your child, and after that, the list of tutors will appear.If you are unsure of whether or not the tutoring service that you are looking at is reliable, you will want to take advantage of the free trial before you pay any money for it. This way, you will have a chance to find out if the service is truly the right one for your child. You can also find out about the quality of the tutoring session through the reviews that are available.Some of the online sites that provide tutoring are accredited by the state, meaning that they are certified and recognized by all of the local schools and colleges. These tutoring services will have many different styles of courses, so it will be up to you to choose the one that will be most appropriate for your child. The way that these services work is that you fill out a form to get star ted, and then they send out your child's information to several tutors that will respond to your request.The schools and colleges that use tutoring services have to pay their tutors, but this payment is small compared to the money that they save. For example, if your child needs four hours of tutoring on the beginning calculus class, it will cost you and your child approximately thirty dollars. However, if you were to use a traditional learning center, this would cost you upwards of fifty dollars per hour.The best option for you is to contact the tutoring center before you decide what you are going to use them for. They will be able to point you in the right direction, giving you the best resources for your child, and making sure that your child gets the best education possible.